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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Contrivance; or, The Jealous Yeoman Defeated

Dance: II: Two Pierrots-John Wade, the only Time of his appearing on this Stage, Burney; III: Sailor's Dance-a Gentleman belonging to the Sea; IV: A new Pastoral Dance-Burney, Miss Wherrit

Song: I: Bacchanalian Song-Excell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Song: II: The Wheedler-Excel; III: The Merry Country Lass-Miss Wherrit; IV: Bacchanalian Song-Excel

Event Comment: Benefit Salway and Mrs Cantrel. Receipts: money #25 5s.; tickets #100 4s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies

Dance: II: Tambourine-Miss Rogers; V: The Medley ; or, Hippisley's Drunken Man, attempted-Salway; with several Drunken Songs-; After Afterpiece: Hornpipe-Jones, Mrs Ogden

Song: III: Fond Echo Forbear, Thomasand Henry-Mrs Cantrel

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs DeFesch and St.Helene. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Consisting of Church Musick- for six or eight Voices, by Mr DeFesch; Several Songs in Italian-Mrs De Fesch, the first Time of he performing in publick since her Arrival in England; a new Concert on the Violon-Mr DeFesch; a Solo , composed, and perform'd on the Bass Viol-Mr St.Helene; Solo on the Violoncello-Mr St.Helene the first Time of his performing in Publick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: I: Tambourine-Miss Wherrit; III: Merry Country Lass-Miss Wherrit;

Song: II: A new Drinking Song-Excell; IV: A Cantata of Mr Hayden's-Excell

Event Comment: Benefit the Author. [Author not known. Apparently not published..] By the Desire of all well-disposed People. All which may be seen by as many as please, in the Boxes for 5s., in the Pit for 3s., but, if they are ambitious and have a mind to mount aloft in the Gallery, out of particular Favour, they shall be admitted for 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conquet's Surrender; Or, The Humorous Punster

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Song: With the much admired Fairy Song-Mrs Pullen

Event Comment: Benefit Bowcher, the Prompter, and Miss Tollet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Song: II: Cantata of Hayden's-Excell; IV: Bacchanalian Song-Excel

Dance: III: Tambourine-Miss Wherrit; V: Merry Country Lass-Miss Wherrit

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Dance: II: Tambourine-Miss Wherrit; IV: Merry Country Lass-Miss Wherrit

Song: III: Bacchanalian Song-Excel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Song: II: Cantata of Hayden's-Excel; IV: Bacchanalian Song-Excel

Dance: III: Tambourine-Miss Wherrit; V: Merry Country Lass-Miss Wherrit

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Angelica-Mrs Thurmond; Ben-Stoppelaer; Sir Sampson-Morgan; Valentine-Giffard; Scandal-W. Giffard; Tattle-Bullock; Trapland-Norris; Foresight-Collet; Jeremy-Rosco; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Haughton; Mrs Frail-Mrs Roberts; Prue-Mrs Hamilton; Nurse-Mrs Norris.
Cast
Role: Scandal Actor: W. Giffard
Role: Trapland Actor: Norris

Dance: As17321102

Song: IV: new Song-Excell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Dance: II: Tambourine-Sandham, Miss Wherrit; IV: Chacone-Mrs Bullock; V: Sailor's Dance-Jones

Song: III: Mimick Song-Stoppelaer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Song: MMimick Song in the Character of a +Ballad-Singer-Stoppelaer

Dance: SSailor's Dance-Jones; Chacone-Mrs Bullock; The Friendly Lasses (new)-Miss Wherrit, Miss Sandham

Event Comment: Benefit Rochetti and Mrs Wright. Mainpiece: Written by Mr Wycherley. Afterpiece: Written by Mr Farquhar. Receipts: money #34 4s.; tickets #146 13s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Song: II: Hunting Song in Admetus (Se L'arco avesso Strali)-Mrs Wright accompanyed with a Trumpet; III: Rochetti; IV: Leveridge; V: Rochetti, Mrs Wright

Dance: I: Tollet's Ground-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; II: Tambourine-Miss Rogers; IV: Scottish Dance, as17330329

Event Comment: Benefit Oates. For the Entertainment of the Grand Master, and the Ancient and Honourable Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Song: All the Songs usual on the Occasion-

Dance: Essex, Haughton, LeBrun, Mrs Walter, Miss Robinson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens

Performance Comment: Timon-Milward; Alcibiades-Walker; Apemantus-Quin; Nicias-Salway; Phaeax-Hippisley; Elius-Neale; Cleon-Dyer; Isander-Hall; Isadore-H. Bullock; Thrasilius-Hallam; Demetrius-Paget; Diphilus-Houghton; Old Man-Aston; Poet-Chapman; Painter-Wilcox; Musician-Ray; Jeweller-Harrington; Gentlemen-Hale, Clarke; Evandra-Mrs Hallam; Melissa-Mrs Buchanan; Chloe-Mrs Stevens; Thais-Mrs Forrester; Phryne-Mrs Kilby.
Cast
Role: Isander Actor: Hall
Role: Evandra Actor: Mrs Hallam
Related Works
Related Work: Timon of Athens Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Music: New Grand Overture by Dr Pepusch-; III: Mr Handel's celebrated Water Musick-; Kettle Drums-Poitier

Dance: I: Tambourine-Miss Rogers; IV: Footing Dance with Hornpipe-Jones, Mrs Ogden; V: Scottish Dance-Glover, Mrs Laguerre, Dupre, Mrs Pelling, Delagarde, Mrs Ogden

Song: IV: The Hunting Song in Admetus-Mrs Wright; accompanyed with Trumpets and French Horns-. *uoÅcg II: A New Masque of Vocal and Instrumental Musick by Mr Rosengrave, in Honour of Flora, the Goddess of the Spring. Vocal Parts-Leveridge, Salway; Dances-Nivelon, Glover, Miss Rogers, Pelling, Delagarde, Newhouse, Mrs Pelling, Miss LaTour, Mrs Ogden

Performance Comment: *uoÅcg II: A New Masque of Vocal and Instrumental Musick by Mr Rosengrave, in Honour of Flora, the Goddess of the Spring. Vocal Parts-Leveridge, Salway; Dances-Nivelon, Glover, Miss Rogers, Pelling, Delagarde, Newhouse, Mrs Pelling, Miss LaTour, Mrs Ogden.
Event Comment: Benefit Giles and Williams. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality and Distinction. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. [Tickets at Giles's Coffee House in Pall Mall.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Cast
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Giffard

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: I: Scotch Dance-Young Weeks, Scholar to Dupre; III: Masquerade Dance-; IV: Shepherd's Dance-Young Weeks

Song: a G Gentleman for his Diversion; A song, called Goodman's Fields Theatre address'd to the Merchants of the City of London-Excell , written by the Author of Bacchus one day gaily striding

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17330119, but Sealand-Hulett; Phyllis-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Sealand Actor: Hulett
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Morgan

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Music: Solo on the Violin-Eversman

Song: BBacchanalian Song-Excell

Dance: FFriendly Lasses-Miss Wherrit, Miss Sandham; Chacone-Mrs Bullock; Masqueraders-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Dance: Tambourine by Miss Wherrit. Dutch Skipper by d'Vallois and Mrs Bullock

Performance Comment: Dutch Skipper by d'Vallois and Mrs Bullock .

Song: The Milk Pail Song by Miss Gerrard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mother-in-law

Afterpiece Title: Chrononhotonthologos

Performance Comment: Cast not listed, but see17340222 Prologue and Epilogue, proper to the Tragedy .

Music: A new Overture, and an entire new Sett of Act Tunes, by Seedo. A new Overture for the Afterpiece

Dance: Irish Trot by a Youth but Nine Years old. Hussar by Nivelon and Miss Robinson. Revellers, as17340220

Performance Comment: Hussar by Nivelon and Miss Robinson. Revellers, as17340220.

Song: Afterpiece: Songs (in the Italian Stile) by Charke

Event Comment: Benefit Stoppelaer. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality and Distinction

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Mad Captain

Dance: III: Harlequin and Harlequinette by Mons Leblanche and Mlle Larini Violante, the first time of their Performances since their arrival in this Kingdom. V: Louvre in Boy's Cloaths by Mlle Larini Violante

Song: IV: Mimick Song (by Desire) by Stoppelaer

Event Comment: Benefit the Prompter. Tickets for Bencraft and Mrs Ogden also taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Cast
Role: Gravediggers Actor: Morgan and Ray

Music: I: Lesson on the Harpsichord by Miss Baston. V: The celebrated Water-Musick compos'd by Handel and accompany'd with French Horns, in which a Preamble on the Kettle Drums will be beat by Ben. Baker

Performance Comment: V: The celebrated Water-Musick compos'd by Handel and accompany'd with French Horns, in which a Preamble on the Kettle Drums will be beat by Ben. Baker .

Dance: II: Tambourine, as17340504. III: Peasant by Maker. IV: Saraband by Miss Baston. V: Swedish Dal Karl by Delagarde and Mrs Ogden

Performance Comment: III: Peasant by Maker. IV: Saraband by Miss Baston. V: Swedish Dal Karl by Delagarde and Mrs Ogden .

Song: In the role of the Gravedigger will be introduc'd some additional Songs in the Ballad Stile by Leveridge. III: By Leveridge and Mrs Wright

Performance Comment: III: By Leveridge and Mrs Wright .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Busy Body

Performance Comment: Sir George-Ryan; Sir Francis-Hippisley; Sir Jealous-Morgan; Charles-Walker; Marplot-Chapman; Miranda-Miss Norsa; Isabinda-Mrs Bullock; Patch-Mrs Stevens; Scentwell-Miss Horsington; but see CG, 17 Jan. And a New Prologue, done by the same [Gentleman for whom it was a benefit], spoken by a Gentleman for his Diversion . but see CG, 17 Jan. And a New Prologue, done by the same [Gentleman for whom it was a benefit], spoken by a Gentleman for his Diversion .
Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Norsa

Song: A New Song, compos'd by the said Gentleman, proper to the Occasion, inscribed to the Ladies of Great-Britain

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: Loveless-Giffard; Worthy-Delane; Foppington-Bowman Jr; Young Fashion-Hardin; Sir Tunbelly-Hulett; Lory-Penkethman; Sir John-Jenkins; Syringe-Rosco; Coupler-Lyon; Shoemaker-Ray; Amanda-Mrs Giffard; Berinthia-Mrs Roberts; Hoyden-Mrs Hamilton; Nurse-Mrs Wetherilt .
Cast
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Giffard

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: I: Pierrots by Vallois and Delagarde. III: A new Moors' Dance by Haughton, Vallois, Tench, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Woodward. V: Last new Scot's Dance by Haughton, Mrs Bullock, Vallois, Mrs Woodward, Tench, Miss Norman

Song: II: Song with French Horns by Mrs Jones. IV: Singing in Italian by Mrs Chambers

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Hamilton, and the Little Chimney-Sweepers, her Sons. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: III: Pierrots by Vallois and Delagarde. V: Scotch Dance, as17350329

Song: II: Watermen's Song in Britannia by the two Masters Hamilton. IV: In Italian by Mrs Chambers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Cast
Role: Standard Actor: Delane

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: II: La Follette c'est Ravize by Tench and Mrs Woodward. V: A new Dance by Delagarde and Mrs Bullock

Performance Comment: V: A new Dance by Delagarde and Mrs Bullock .

Song: III: A Song, called Goodman's Fields Theatre, addressed to the City, sung by Excell. IV: In Italian by Miss Jones